Among the 250 plus students from Potrero High School (II-Diamond, II-Pearl, II-Amethyst, II-Sapphire, II-Emerald and II-Garnet). I do express my gratitude to them for their kindness unto me. Maraming salamat sa inyong lahat. My students give thanks to all of the stuffs they've joted down on a piece of paper that are useful to them (written above). And these are my top 10 things that I like are:
1. Tree
2. Butterfly
3. Eagle
4. House
5. Church
6. School
7. Scriptures
8. Good Books
9. Candle
10.Computer

2011/12/11

Bacolor (Balen Baculud) is home to the oldest vocational school in the Far East, the Escuela de Artes y Oficios de Bacolor, which was established on November 4, 1861 by Fr. Juan P. Zita. The school has been renamed six times since: Bacolor Trade School in 1905, Pampanga Trade School in 1909, Pampanga School of Arts and Trades (PSAT) in 1957, Don Honorio Ventura Memorial School of Arts and Trades (DHVMSAT) in 1964, Don Honorio Ventura College of Arts and Trades in 1978. On February 2010, it became the first State University in Pampanga, Don Honorio Ventura Technical State University (DHVTSU).

This year celebrated its 150 years of existence. Some prominent and successful people in the Philippines mostly in Central Luzon studied in this school, that produces heroes like OFWs, engineers, educators, architects, artists, sportsmen, politicians, businesspersons, IT experts, technicians, beauticians, policemen, ship crews, government employees, employees in private sectors and good Samaritans. I love DHVTSU!

2011/11/05

Jerik and Angelica they do small stunning things to drive away the breeding areas of the killer dengue mosquitoes that makes big difference. Looking for empty cans and bottles, old tires with water. Drained or removed trapped water elsewhere they discovered. For their wonderful stuff they did, you say "Click!!!"

Go Diego with Alicia (a great educational cartoon)

Jerik and Angelica are the reality Diego and Alicia of our lives. They help the community even they are young the same age as fictional cartoon character Diego and Alicia. They do community services with the adult members of Mormon Helping Hands (The Church of JESUS CHRIST of Latter Day Saints) in Bulaon, Northville-14, San Rafael, Mexico in Pampanga, Philippines. They also clean the streets, parks and schools. They removed clogs from the drainage holes metal screen bars and painted it. They are young modern day heroes.

2011/10/05

I do acknowledge and give thanks to my teachers since I was born namely:

Baby, toddler and pre-school era.

My mother - thought me all things about life and how to survive in this world. Principle of Self Reliance.
My father - my first English teacher.
Lola Mirang - my first religious teacher with my mother.
Ate Emang - first Math teacher.
Madam "Dadang" Carreon - kinder (one day only 'cos I told my mom I'm to young to start schooling) Japanese style of classroom cleanliness and disciplinarian.

BSIE (Bachelor in Science in Industrial Education) Major in Industrial Arts
Madam Paciencia Gozun - great Physical Education teacher.
Madam Clara Umangay - my former great Filipino subject teacher, she was my teacher again after couple of years.
Madam Miriam Buenviaje - A gorgeous and genius Math teacher.
Madam Lita Nicdao - a good English teacher.
Dr. Carolina Henzon Ph.D - the great Values Education. I learned discipline and alertness.
Madam Carla Manago - great Educational & Vocational Guidance teacher / Psychology / Sense of Humor.
Dr. Alegre Cruz Ph.D - a kind and great teacher.
Madam Juliana Salalila - great teacher in Principles & Methods of Teaching.
Madam Antonina Nacpil - a good English teacher.
Madam Francisca Carreon - a great teacher in Philippine History, I love Philippine History.
Madam Lourdes Cruz - a great English teacher and used to call me an Angel. That time, she wanted that all students to be like me.
Madam Annaliza Nicdao - a great and gorgeous Applied Mathematics teacher. I like her penmanship. I mimicked some of her writing style.
Madam Josefina Naguiat - a nice Values Education teacher.
Dr. Raquel Puno Ph.D - great teacher Phil. Ind. & Socio-Eco Life. I became a good writer cos of essays. I became an Essayist.
Dr. Ezperanza Salinas - A great baseball and softball coach.
Madam Araceli Ronquillo - great librarian, cos of her I read tons of books.
Mr. Enrique Guanlao - the sculptor, great teacher in Woodworking. My former teacher in high school.
Mr. Bayani Nicdao - silent but great Graphic Arts teacher.
Mr. Nardo Balajadia - the great Ceramics teacher.
Mr. Juanito Naguiat - the great teacher in Electricity
Mr. Alberto Galang - a great Drawing teacher. I got a midterm grade of 1.0
Dr. Rohel Serrano Ph.D- nice Physics teacher.
Dr. Jacinto Mercado Ph.D - good teacher in Intro. to Administration & Supervision.
Dr. Nemensio Tiongson Ph.D - great teacher in Land Reform and Taxation
Mr. Leonardo Arceo - great Agriculture teacher.
Mr. Avelino Ferrer - a great Sheet Metal Works teacher.
Mr. Ildefonso Galang - the big boss of off-campus teaching.

(3rd year as Class PRO, 4th year as Class Escort, Shop Foreman in Bench Metal Class)

Post Graduate (MAED)

Dr. Nemensio Tiongson Ph.D - the greatest teacher in Foundation of Education, I got a special award in this class Early Bird Award incentive a free lunch meal. I got final grade of 1.0.
Dr. Benigno Legamia Jr. Ph.D - world class Research teacher, my teacher in Educational Leadership & Organization and Management of Educational Institution. He gave me two 1.0 final grades.
Atty. Andres David - the professional teacher in Personnel Management. I'm the class Vice-President.
Dr. Enrique Baking - the President of Don Honorio Ventura Technological State University, my great professor in Program/Project Planning and Evaluation.
Dr. Miriam Buenviaje - My former Algebra teacher in college, a great teacher in Statistical Methods Applied to Education.
Atty. Andres David - great teacher in Personnel Management with professionalize humor.
Prof. Anicia Ferrer - Fantastic computer teacher.
Atty. Ramsey E. Ocampo - Man of good governance and discipline. I got a grade of 96 highest in his class.
Dr. Lourdes Vasquez - powerful, interesting, intriguing and humorist professor that made the class in no yawning mode. Teacher of boldness and truth. The terrific teacher in Current Issues and Problems in Education. I'm her favorite student in class discussions.
Dr. Yolanda E. Crisostomo - Research queen, Always follow up us on how to make hour research.
Dr. Dolores T. Quiambao - The Dean, the mother of all professors, the versatile beautiful woman and dexterity in words and action. The Jackie or Dolly of all traits. Woman of action and good governance. Her subject is Human Behavior in Education. Luckily I'm her favorite student but she treated her class equally, with innovative and lively modern style. .

Then I became a great teacher according to my students, colleagues, parents with their relatives and neighborhood. I received messages like on letters, gifts, blackboard message "My teacher my hero", "My handsome teacher", My greatest teacher ever" etc. with their hugs and tears of joy. And now most of them (Filipinos, Koreans, Americans and Tongans) are successful locally, internationally and some traveled nearly all the continents in the world.

Full Time Missionary of The Church of JESUS CHRIST of Latter Day Saints in Bicol Region. (2 years) Awards: Master Teacher, Teacher of Excellence and Celestial Certificate. Position: District Leader (9 months)

In Campus Practice Teaching - LTD DHVCAT (4 1/2 months)

Internship or Off Campus Teaching - Potrero High School (5 months)(all year level)(best demo among the group of student teachers - proclaimed by the head teacher and teachers then congratulated me.) And I expressed my gratitude to my 3 fellow student teachers for our teamwork. mission accomplished.

Teacher I (Substitute Teacher) DEPED Potrero High School (June 2011 - March 2012)(First and Second year, 9 sections)(MAPEH and Values Education). Achievement: Teaching Demo using Power Point presentation in representing the Edukasyong Pagpapakatao.

Storm surge hit Metro Manila with West of Central Luzon, Olongapo City, Bataan, Batangas and Cavite area. While typhoon Pedring wrestled the Northern Island of Luzon (September 27, 2011). A storm surge is an offshore rise of water associated with a low pressure system (typhoon, hurricane, cyclone or wili-wili). Storm surges are caused primarily by high winds pushing on the ocean's surface. The wind causes the water to pile up higher than the ordinary sea level plus the factor of high tide. It is this combined effect of low pressure and persistent wind over a shallow water body which is the most common cause of storm surge flooding problems. Storm surges are Tsunami Juniors but sometimes they are as size as Tsunami that can kills up to 6,000 to 12,000 casualties like in Galveston, Texas in1900. So don't play with the surges they are dangerous. Typhoon Pedring's storm surge fury destroyed the sea walls of the bay walk in Roxas Boulevard in Manila. Stone bricks are scattered like in a modern war scenario. Photo courtesy of After the Torchlight

2011/07/30

Philippine Dragon Boat Team aka Pinoy Dragon Warriors will go for another record-breaking finish in the upcoming 10th International Dragon Boat Federation (IDBF) World Championships in August 3-7, 2011 in Tampa, Florida, USA. The team, which calls itself “Pinoy Dragon Warriors," is the reigning world dragon boat champion in the men’s 200-meter event.
Headed by team captain Usman Anterola, the 25-man team is a mix of Philippine Army, Navy, Air Force and Coast Guard personnel, and reinforced by the best civilian women paddlers. Coach by Nestor Ilagan, despite lack of government funding, the PDBF team won the gold for men’s 200 meters in the 2007 World Championships held in Sydney, Australia. Back then, they set the world record of 42.16 seconds. In 2009, the PDBF successfully defended its and reset its previous record of 40.02 seconds at the World Championships in Prague, Czech Republic. The Philippines doubled its gold medal haul as it also won the Mixed Division. (3 times World Champions & with 7 times World Records)
Thanks for the support of Asia Brewery Incorporated’s Cobra Energy Drink and Philippine Airlines (PAL). The Philippines Dragon Boat Warriors are Philippines greatest sporting heroes, too. Like our boxing heroes, bowling heroes, billiards heroes, wushu heroes, arnis heroes, taekwondo poomsae heroines and among others.

2011/07/11

The birth of the newest nation. South Sudan celebrated its first day as an independent nation Saturday July 09, 2001, raising its flag before tens of thousands of cheering citizens elated to reach the end of a 50-year struggle. U.S. President Barack Obama called the day a new dawn after the darkness of war, while visiting dignitaries offered both congratulations and prodding for South Sudan and its former ruler, Sudan, to avoid a return to conflict over serious and unresolved disagreements. "We are free at last," some chanted, flags draped around their shoulders.

2011/06/29

There are lots of Super Foods that are available in the market or in our home gardening backyard. They contains vitamins A, B-Complex, C, D and K.And also dietary minerals such as Calcium, Iron, Potassium, Magnesium, Zinc and so on. They contains antioxidant and phytochemicals that prevents cancer.Antioxidants are natural chemicals which prevent oxidation inside your body. Oxidation is a process which damages cells when they react with oxygen. This damage including premature aging, degenerative diseases and some cancers. Antioxidants absorb or stop the oxygen from damaging cells and in theory reduce the risk of any conditions related to that damage. A common antioxidant you are probably aware of is vitamin C (otherwise known as ascorbic acid). While Phytochemicals are natural chemical compounds found in plants and animals, but which are not essential for human life. Essential vitamins and minerals are proven to be required by our bodies for us to survive, whereas we're only just beginning to understand the uses and benefits of phytochemicals. Lots of the amazing anti-cancer and anti-heart disease effects of super foods are linked to various phytochemicals.

2011/06/04

Jubilee Community Service Program (CSP) of Bulaon Branch / Angeles Philippines Stake with service man-hours of 5,336 within 134 events in four years (January 10, 2008 - May 26, 2011). The Latter Day Saints Volunteers / Mormon Helping Hands spearheaded by Pres. Marbella, Bradpete and Mang Sidro of the Branch Presidency with auxiliary leaders and full-time missionaries. In the span of for years we did cleaning vacant lots and planted vegetables (chillies, sigarilyas, cassava, moringa known as malungay, okra, tomatoes, ube, oregano, spinach, talelung, ampalaya, sweet potatoes, pechay, patola, etc.), and in harvest time we shared it to the members and needy people. We also cleaned streets, roads, parks, children parks, sports gyms, multi-purpose gyms, hospital grounds, schools, pre-schools, drainage system, houses, residential lots, gardens, flower boxes, etc. We repaired chairs, bicycles, tri-wheelers, houses, roofs, etc. We painted barangay hall's benches, check-point barrier, flower boxes, street gutters, garbage-stands for segregation (nabubulok & di-nabubulok), tri-wheeler, rusty drainage holes' screens, etc.We donated clothes, shoes, slippers, bags, second-hand lumber/wood, cabinets, wafer, snacks & toys to the needy families and Aeta's community. Removed stagnant waters to prevent Dengue mosquitoes. We did Bayanihan Lipat Bahay (helping families in residential transfer). Collected water and firewood; donated used big cartons & boxes use as bedsheets, donated used papers to start up in cooking (using firewood); shared cassava, vegetables, rice, bread, and canned goods to the indigent families. We are volunteer mailman/postman, too. And luckily we delivered the two important documents like cheques/checks that are 2 months late and the old woman is very grateful and expressed her gratitude. Some are upset 'cos the mails are late but smiles & expressed their thanks for our volunteerism.. Assisted senior citizen, afflicted person and animals. Watered the dried and endangered small trees and plants. Saved animals like turtle, rat snakes and beneficial spiders & insects back to their habitat. Educated children not to destroys plants and kills animals just for fun. Trimmed trees to prepare for rainy and stormy season. Assisted women in the midst of flood in San Fernando (Ondoy era). Assisted women, older person and children with heavy luggage, boxes and bags. Assisted in harvesting fruits (red & yellow cashews, guava, camias & moringa pods), planting trees, shrubs & flowers in riverbanks. Saved plants from garbage and planted in vacant lots & riverbanks. Pushed car & jeep that ran out of gas & battery power, pushed broken tri-wheelers & scavengers' cart in long distance and pushed two tri-wheelers crossing the river. They gave big smiles and expressed their gratitude. Doing volunteerism in the midst of storm to removed clog (plastics & dried leaves) from drainage holes' screens to avoid street floods, removed fallen branches the blocked the main roads & streets, made water passage, used buckets & dustpan to save stores from flooding. Mr. Yang Hyeon Gyu (Mr. Nice Guy) of Catholic University of Busan & me played basketball with street-children and we fed them. Watered unpaved dusty roads specially during Christmas and New Year. Played games with street children and do Family Home Evening with them. Shared the Emergency Preparedness 72-Hour Kit.

We made the people happy. Grandmothers said, "I want my grandchildren to be benevolent like them. Mothers' said, "I want my kids to be handsome and pretty like these persons". Men said, "You're doing great!" Most people put there smiles on us. A mother of Catholic priest said, "I'm happy 'cos there are still kind person like you". When we do good we feel good. We expressed our gratitude for the barangay, homeowners associations, schools, government and community officials and friendly neighborhood who hallowed us in doing this wonderful service to fellow beings and unto the nature.

It's so great event and miraculously with divine intervention. "Cos they said that day its rain cats and dogs in the area of Pampanga. People said "Its raining in Angeles City, City of San Fernando, Mexico, Bacolor and Mabalacat but there is no rain here". But in this venue before the start of the big event strong winds and some droplets for a minute but people prayed and the Lord drove away the dark clouds. The people enjoyed the awesome event at basketball court of The Church of JESUS CHRIST of Latter Day Saints in Essel Park, Telabastagan, City of San Fernando, Pampanga. Its a miracle and wonderful cultural show of singing and dancing (Kapampangan folk songs & cultural dances). (05/14/2011) Let's preserve Kapampangan Culture.

About Me

Young looking middle aged man who loves to serve others. Some people said I'm look like an American in rosy-brown complexion, some Americans and Filipinos said a Mexican. While the Koreans said Philippine-India/Philippine-Arab.